To be honest, it was kind of surprising that the second round came so soon after the first one.
Originally, Zaroth thought it would take a month until they managed to get it sorted out. After all, we were talking about more than 30,000 matches.
"Or maybe I have been thinking about it the wrong way," he muttered as he slowly walked towards his assigned apartment.
He had already noticed that, even though he was in the second round, there were spectators watching with interest.
Maybe the plan was to get through the uninteresting matches quickly and, after reaching round 10 and beyond, showcase the might of the strongest students in the empire.
Maybe, by the end, there would be so many people wanting to watch the finals of the tournament that even the grand arena would not be able to accommodate them all.